Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead ...

Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian ...

Featuring a stellar cast that bridges Nollywood and international film circuits—Bolanle Ninalowo, Tobi Bakre, Fathia Balogun, ...

The first documented Africans to arrive in the English-speaking colony of what would become Virginia, arrived in August 1619 on the “White Lion,” a Dutch man-of-war ship carrying enslaved cargo ...

As the Senate prepares to vote on a key piece of the president’s domestic agenda, prominent critics, including Elon Musk, are ...

Every ten minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies at the hands of someone who claimed to love her. In South Africa, the ...

Dinah Nevil came to the city in 1773 and insisted on freedom for herself and her children. And jump started the nation's ...

Enslaved persons, sailors, and other groups at the bottom of the colonial hierarchy of power rose up against their oppressors. These rebellions struck fear in the heart of rulers everywhere, and ...

The legacy of the collector who brought the banjo (and hot chocolate) to Europe is overshadowed by his involvement in the ...

Several events through the weekend are planned to celebrate the holiday Thursday. We look back at its history here.

President Trump has picked the next three military officers to lead U.S. forces in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Pentagon has announced. Trump is nominating Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewi… ...

There are a few trends worth noting. As the first European states with a major presence in the New World, Portugal and Spain dominate the opening century of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, sending ...